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Why Is Thanksgiving Important?. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. Psalm 95:2 November 22, 2009 Rev. David B. Hanson. Why Is Thanksgiving Important to King David?. 1. The Rock of our Salvation Psalm 95:1
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Why Is Thanksgiving Important? Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. Psalm 95:2 November 22, 2009 Rev. David B. Hanson
Why Is Thanksgiving Important to King David? • 1. The Rock of our Salvation • Psalm 95:1 • O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. • 2. The Great God • Psalm 95:3 • For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. • 3. The Great King • Psalm 95: 3 • For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. • 4. The Maker • Psalm 95:6 • O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. • 5. The God • Psalm 95:7 • For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
Why Is Thanksgiving Important to Apostle Paul? • I Thessalonians 5:18 • In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. • 1. The Citizenship in Heaven • Philippians 1:21 • For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. • 2. The Good Work • Philippians 2:13 • For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. • 3. The Peace of God • Philippians 4:7 • And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. • 4. The Strength of God • Philippians 4:13 • I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Why Is Thanksgiving Important to Us? • Philippians 4:6 • Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. • A Butterfly Comes Out of the Cocoon
Why Is Thanksgiving Important to United States? • The History of Thanksgiving Day • The Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621 & 1623 • The origin of Thanksgiving Day • The Feast of the Tabernacles • • Symbols of Thanksgiving Day • The Harvest Festival • • The heart of Thanksgiving Day • Fasting and Prayer with Thanksgiving
Why Is Thanksgiving Important to President Lincoln? • 1. A Day of National Thanksgiving • The Last Thursday of November 1863 • 2. Proclamation of Thanksgiving by President George Washington • November 26, 1789 – The Constitution • 3. Thanksgiving Day during War Time • The Sign of Victory • 4. Thanksgiving Day Proposed by Sarah Joseph Hale • The Widow with Five Children • 5. Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln • The Gettysburg Address in 1863 – His Conversion in Christ